GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon R9 A375

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R9 A375. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R9 A375. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 860M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R9 A375
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 A375 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 A375.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 A375 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 A375 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 A375 is 103 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R9 A375 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R9 A375.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R9 A375
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N15P-GX Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 no data
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 797 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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